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The aim of this paper is twofold: 1) To make Korean listening textbooks reflecting the characteristics of spoken language; 2) To show how effective they are in teaching listening parts. Considering current published Korean listening textbooks, they have never provided the characteristics of spoken language. Focused on only grammar and vocabulary with written style, the current published listening textbooks have never indicated the features of spoken language. Taking account of such circumstances it is no doubt that learners have difficulties understanding colloquial speech. Therefore this study examined the features of spoken language in terms of phonological, syntactic, lexical, and pragmatic. In addition, it looked into listening textbooks which have been used in class to see if they represent the characteristics. Research of the features of spoken language was conducted with 17 learners who were taught with the textbooks I created, including the characteristics of the spoken language for a month. The learners who were taught with the materials reflected the features got higher grades as well as got more confidence in listening colloquial speech than those who were taught with current published materials which are not involved in the characteristics. Consequently, the findings could verify the positive effects of colloquial education in teaching listening sections.